Fluid transmission scale



NOV. 23, 1937. Q R ED DS 2,099,955

FLUID TRANSMISSION SCALE Original Filed Oct. 2, 1922 4' Sheets-Sheet 1 CHARLES R. Eowmws Nov. 23, 1937. c. R. EDWARDS FLUID TRANSMISSION SCALE Original Filed Oct. 2, 1922 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Elma/mm WARDS CHARLES E. E0

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AT TORNEYM Patented Nov. 23, 1937 I UNITED, STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,099,955 FLUID TRANSMISSION SCALE Charles R. Edwards, Houston, Tex.

Original application October 2, 1922, Serial No.

591,755. Divided and this application September 8, 1934, Serial No. 143,290

2 Claims. (Cl. 265-15) The invention relates to new and useful ima well bore or the downward pull of such parts provements in a record-making apparatus for on the suspending and manipulating means. well drilling operations. Another object of the invention is to provide One object of the invention is to provide an certain novel features of construction, operation apparatus of the character described whereby a and arrangeme t of D an p e Of wh record may be made of the various operations is given in the specification and illustrated in the incident to well drilling by the rotary process, accompanying drawin s w e and a complete log of the well thus provided. Fig- 1 is a fi V w Of the Casing COIltainiIlg In operations attending the manipulations of t ec rd ng app employeddevices suspended in a well, such, for example, 2 shows a e View pa y in Section 0f 10 as well drilling, and fishing for parts to be rea record p flctua-tormoved from the well, it is very important that F g. 3 hows a fr m ry sectional v w f a a record be made of the essential operations in ui Pressure stylus actuatorconnection with the processes being performed 4 a e BIBVatiOn, p y in seetion, 0f

so that when the work is completed a permanent one form of the cable tension re s r illus ratand complete log of the operations will be preihg the o s ru t t e served. The present invention has been designed Fig. 5 is a side view of the cable tension r s for the making of such a record, and is a divitaken a right angles o F sion of my prior co-pending parent application, 6 is a ori a se io a ew t u Serial No. 591,755, filed October 2, 1922 for a Recthe frame of the cable tension register, but illus- 20 0rd making apparatus for drilling operations. Crating the finger and diap housing in P The present invention is directed to one part of Viewthe invention in the parent case; relating to a Fig. 7 shows a modified form of the cable tenweight recorder and indicator whereby the weight s r t r which y be used w the cable on the medium used to suspend and manipulate s t be mov d t u h t e register- 25 parts in the well, as on one of the lines used in 8 Shows a broken elevation of the Strucsupporting or moving, say the drill stem for ex u w e e n. the Cab e e s o r e m y b p e, may be measured as an indication f th mounted on the dead line near the derrick floor weight which is being carried by the support with the recorder case adjacent thereto.

39 above ground, as by the derrick, as distinguished Fig. 9 shows a modified form of the cable tenfrom the weight which is resting upon the drill n register imi r to that h wn in Fla. '1, bit and the formation supporting the drill bit. but in Which e device is shown as a Chain It is one of the objects of the invention to pro- 51011 l' t rvlde an apparatus of the character described 10 s ws 8- f ag y d V Of the which is of comparatively simple construction, embodiment shown in F18. 9. may be cheaply and easily manufactured, nd Fig. 11 shows a fragmentary sectional view of which will be accurate in use, and which will a in ten e r mb y the n nform a convenient attachment for a conventional tionrig. Referring now more particularly to the draw- 40 It is one of the objects of the invention to proe wherein like numerals of reference deslgvide a weight indicator so that the operator may Hate similar Parts in each of the figures, the nube apprised of the weight which is being suspend- I designates the derrick foundatlon on ed in the derrick, or the weight which is applied the retary table: not shown for perform to the drill bit, depending upon the calibration mg the mnmg is mmmted and driven 45 of the device and its adjustments. in the usual manner. The derrick structure is Another object of the invention is to provide shown, by Phe reference numeral 2 and is broken a device wherein a flexible member Such away in Flg. 8 to illustrate the arrangement and as a location of the present invention.

cable, is deflected so that any change in tension As is well understood in drilling operations,

on the cable will tend to change the deflection, the drill Stem is suspended by suitable travel- 50 and in s manner indicate the amount of ing block, crown block and cable connection, so si on the cable and associated Parts, or change that the drill stem may be raised and lowered in tension. during the drilling operation. One form of the Another object is to indicate and record the present invention contemplates that the recorder .weight of the suspended manipulatable parts in or indicator will be attacmd. as seen in Fig. 8,

chored at to the derrick foundation. This end is known as the dead end or dead line of the hoisting cable, because the end does not move. It seems obvious that any strain upon this dead end t is proportional to the strain on the cable and this strain is an indication of the load which The numerals l, and 8 indicate generally a record making instrument or meter which embodies a suitable casing 8within which there is the well-known type of clock or chronometer actuated mechanism for moving a recording medium such as the paper recording strip 9. is on this strip that the record is to be made.

The recording apparatus includes a pressure gauge with a stylus on-the gauge sothat the stylus inscribes or traces the line on the moving record member 9 which indicates the variation in pressure on the gauge operating the stylus.

As seen in Figs. 1 and 8 a plurality of such gauges and recordings will be made as disclosed ln my parent application heretofore mentioned.

- Fig. 1 shows but a single recording line Ill which may be made by the gauge operated through the connection H, while the remaining connections such as l2 are for the purpose of operating other gauges to record other operations of the apparatus.

This recording instrument 1 is also, provided with a suitable time indicating means whereby a striker periodically causes an impression on the recording strip 9. Such impressions are seen at l3 in Fig. 1. The timing apparatus has not been indicated in detail here because devices of this type are old and well known;

Figs. 4, 5, and 6 show a cabletension register employed and a preferred form of this device includes a frame or bracket I4 which is supported in a suitable manner such as the cable l5. This bracket l4 carries the curved hooks I 6 which form bearings or securing means for the cable 4. The cable is passed through these hooks which are spaced apart as best seen in Fig. 4:

Mounted in the bracket are two reversely arranged yieldable concave discs l8 and I9 which form a body or housing having a closed chamber or fluid holding cavity which may be filled with oil or other suitable liquid.

Between the hooks I6 the cable 4 is intended to be distorted or displaced laterally -a predetermined amount by the grooved end 20 of the finger 2!. This finger 2i is arranged for sliding movement through a bearing 22 in the body of the bracket M. fhe inner end 23 of the finger 2| bears against the curved outer face of the disc I8 so that increased tension of the cable causes a sliding movemen of the finger 2! which tends to flatten out the disc l8 and cause a compression thereof and to increase the pressure of the fluid enclosed in the chambers l8, l9. Thus when the tension on the cable 4 is increased the finger 2| aoaacss to the end t of the hoisting cable which is anadjustments in the deflections of the cable, and has a tubular pipe or connection 26 thereon. This connection leads to the recording instrument and will'be connected to the outlet H as i seen in Fig. 1.

It is obvious that varying weights on the cable for raising and lowering the drill stem, will .mpart corresponding proportional weights on the cable t for any change in weight will then tend to'change the lateral displacement of the cable between the hooks l6 and consequently cause a movement of the finger 2!. Any forward movement of thefinger 2| tends to compress the disc i8 and will result in a discharge of the liquid from the chamber formed by the discs I8 and I9, and a flow ofthis liquid 26 to the pressure gauge so as to actuate the stylus in the recorder casing 8. This variation in Weight will be recorded as a line on the tape, as indicated by the line 10, upon movement of the stylus in accordance with the variations in pressure. In'this manner a permanent record will be made of the weight of the suspended parts supported on the cable. Thus, knowing the suspended weight, the weight .applied on the bit at the bottom of the bore hole at all timesrduring the drilling operation is determined.

This record is very essential inasmuch as the bit at the bottom of the drill stem, if subjected to too great a load, may be crushed or otherwise injured, and the weight of the stem should at all times after the bore has attained some depth, be partly carried by the rotary or derrick so that the bit will only sustain a part of the weight of the drill stem.

An opening in the disc I 9 is closed by a plug 21. This threaded passageway is useful for the introduction of fiuid and by adjustment of the plug in the passageway the positionof the discs may be varied slightly for purposes of adjustment.

The fluid impulses occurring in the line 26 of Fig. 4 are proportional to the variations in weight supported by the hoisting mechanism, and are transmitted through the tube 65 to the bellows 63, which is in turn connected mechanically by members 61 and 68 to the stylus which is supported by a bracket 69. It will be seen that variations in pressure will aifect the stylus so that such variations may be recorded on the paper 9.

Any conventional recording medium may be used. One form of such a device is shown in Fig. 2 A clock mechanism is indicated generally at 18, which is adapted to move the record strip 9 at a graduated and uniform rate, so that it is unreeled at 19, passed over rollers BI and 82 and reeled up at 8|]. Impressions or perforations l3 on the record sheet 9 serve to correlate the data on the record with the elapse of time.

Fig. 6 shows an adjustable nut 45 positioned on the stem 25 of the diaphragm l9 so that the position of the liquid chamber with respect to the bracket l4 may be had. This adjustment may be necessary in order to accommodate dif-' ferent thicknesses of cable or variations in the apparatus, such as the number of lines of cable that are reeved in the traveling block to suspend the drill stem and the attached suspended load.

Fig. 7 shows a modified form of the hoob and fingers which may be used, wherein each of the hooks is provided with a roller or pulley 30 which is carried by a shaft 3| on the finger 32. This form of the invention can beused to advantage when the recorder is positioned on any part of 2,099,955 a I 1 I 1113 fastened to the dead line as seen in Fig. 3. It

is within the contemplation of the invention that it may be located within either one of these positions. These'pulleys will be suitably grooved 33 is slidablymounted in the frame 34 and is actuated by the cam 35. Cables 36 secure the mechanism in place.

The modification shown in Figs. 9 and 10 is substantially identical to that shown in Fig. '7 except that this form comprehends the embodiment of the device of the invention in a chain tension register. In such embodiment the outer rollers 30 are supplanted by the chain sprockets 43 and 43', over which the chain 46 passes, while idler sprocket replaces the middle roller 30 and is rotatably mounted upon finger 44. In order that the sprocket 45 will be retained definitely in the plane of sprockets 43, 43 and the chain 46, the pressure responsive unit is mounted upon a fixed member 41 in the stead of a cable as shown at 36 in Fig. '7. The remaining elements of this modification are the same as the construction shown in Fig. 4 and are identified by similar primed reference characters.

Since the equipment in which it is desired to measure tension utilizes gear drives the invention may take the form of a bearing register as illustrated in .Fig. 11 wherein a slidably mounted bearing as 48 will operate against the finger 44 and therefore indicate the amount of pressure exerted by the bearing, which pressure is proportion to the tension of which measurement is desired.

The recording casing 1' is provided with a transparent face 40 which in turn carries an opening 4| so that the operator may make inspection on that portion of the tape passing beneath the face 40 and opening 4|. In this manner any desired remarks may be written on the tape opposite the opening 4| by the operator at the time so that a complete and permanent record may be made. If desired the entire log of the well may be written on this record.

7 Having described. the'invention, what is claimed 1. Hydraulic apparatus for revealing loads which comprises a main body, a fluid-holding cavity, a member capable of limited reciprocatory movement relative thereto, means for confining the fluid in said fiuidholding cavity between said main body and said member, said means including a flexible element yieldable to transverse pressure, means for so securing a flexible element relative thereto as to produce a predetermined deflection in said fiexible element, operable means adapted to shift the relative position of said member so as to change the relative degree of said movement of said member for a given load on said flexible element, and means connected to said main body for revealing the pressure upon said fluid caused by a load on said fiexible element.

2. Hydraulic apparatus for revealing loads which comprises, a body, a member capable of limited reciprocatory movement relative thereto, means including a finger for so securing a fiexible element relatively thereto as to produce a predetermined defiection in said flexible element, said member being in the form of a disc with which the said finger is in contact, said disc being yieldable to pressure and operable means adapted to shift the relative position to said member so as to change the relative degree of said movement of said member for a given load on said fiexible element.

CHARLES R. EDWARDS. 

